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Assembly Actions -
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| Jun 14, 2016 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1678 |
| Jun 08, 2016 |
reported and committed to rules |
| May 04, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 19, 2016 |
print number 4617a |
| Jan 19, 2016 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
| Apr 01, 2015 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4617A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S4617 - Details
2015-S4617 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4617
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting
institutions of higher education from the definition of "employer" for
purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
PURPOSE:
Provides for state reimbursement to colleges for the cost of
metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Subsection (b) of section 800 of the tax law,as
added by section 1 of part B of chanter 56 of the laws of 2011.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax hurt businesses,
not-for-profits, private elementary and secondary schools, as well as
institutions of Higher Education. The tax was repealed for all
institutions listed above except for Higher Education. This bill
allows all New York State Higher Education institutions to be exempt
from paving this unfair, job killing tax.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2015-S4617 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4617
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 1, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting institutions of
higher education from the definition of "employer" for purposes of the
metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (b) of section 800 of the tax
law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2011,
is amended to read as follows:
(4) [Any] ANY eligible educational institution. An "eligible educa-
tional institution" shall mean any public school district, a board of
cooperative educational services, a public elementary or secondary
school, a school approved pursuant to article eighty-five or eighty-nine
of the education law to serve students with disabilities of school age,
[or] a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that provides instruc-
tion in grade one or above, OR ANY INSTITUTION PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCA-
TION OR CAREER EDUCATION, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF
THE EDUCATION LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01237-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S4617A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4617A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4617A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to
exempting institutions of higher education from the definition of
"employer" for purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation
mobility tax
PURPOSE :
Provides for state reimbursement to colleges for the cost of
metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Amends Subsection (b) of section 800 of the tax law,as
amended by section 1 of part YY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2015
JUSTIFICATION :
The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax hurt businesses,
not-for-profits, private elementary and secondary schools, as well as
institutions of Higher Education. The tax was repealed for all
institutions listed above except for Higher Education. This bill
allows all New York State Higher Education institutions to be exempt
from paving this unfair, job killing tax.
2015-S4617A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4617--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 1, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sens. LANZA, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investi-
gations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting institutions of
higher education from the definition of "employer" for purposes of the
metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (b) of section 800 of the tax
law, as amended by section 1 of part YY of chapter 59 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
(4) [Any] ANY eligible educational institution. An "eligible educa-
tional institution" shall mean any public school district, a board of
cooperative educational services, a public elementary or secondary
school, a school approved pursuant to article eighty-five or eighty-nine
of the education law to serve students with disabilities of school age,
or a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that provides instruction
in grade one or above, all public library systems as defined in subdivi-
sion one of section two hundred seventy-two of the education law, [and]
all public and free association libraries as such terms are defined in
subdivision two of section two hundred fifty-three of the education law,
OR ANY INSTITUTION PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION OR CAREER EDUCATION, AS
SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01237-02-6
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